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OpenAI and Microsoft copyright defense challenged over AI training
By The BriefBrief · Sources (14)
Filed: Sep 17, 2026 at 10:09 PM ET
UPDATED Sep 17, 2026 at 11:09 PM ET
Summary: A lawsuit alleges OpenAI and Microsoft used millions of articles without permission to train ChatGPT using news sources. News outlets argue the companies’ executives’ quotes on AI training threaten their copyright defense in court.
WHO: News outlets
WHAT: News outlets argue that executives’ quotes on AI training threaten OpenAI and Microsoft’s copyright defense in a lawsuit alleging unauthorized use of news articles.
WHEN: Sep 17, 2026 at 7:15 PM ET
WHERE: Location not specified
WHY: Cause not yet established.
Sources (14):
Al Jazeera,
Ars Technica,
CBS News,
CNET News,
Engadget,
Financial Times,
France 24,
NPR,
Straits Times,
TechCrunch,
The Verge,
The Verge Tech,
UPI,
Wired
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